Solving One Step Equations

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The objective when solving an equation is to...

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isolate the variable.

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x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to isolate the variable and solve the equation?

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Add 62 to each side.

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What do you call when you add two opposite numbers?

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Additive Inverse

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x + 12 = 20

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x = 8

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Solve the following equation

x + 8 = 15

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x = 7

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When multiplying or dividing, what happens when you have one negative sign?

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Your answer will be negative

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8 = m - 12

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m = 20

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What is the inverse operation of division? Options: Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction

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Multiplication

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What is the inverse operation of subtraction? Options: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

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addition